Another Miss Oh (2016)

great and heartwarming drama♥

Although this great drama is old (2016) but at the same time it can be said that it is suitable for any time.
A drama with a perfect cast of actors, and great acting. She has everything. Romance, a bit of fantasy, although the fantasy in the drama is on the limit of what is possible, a kind of sixth sense), it has comedy, it has the support of a family in the face of family pecking, it has a charming and touching soundtrack (worthy of a playlist), it has healing and recovery, a recommended drama , it was not without reason that it received poor ratings, and the actors won awards for their performance.
And you also learn a thing or two from her, such as how to edit sound behind each movie/series, and how the actors used to look so natural without a huge amount of make-up (something that impressed me the most).
Recommended and heartwarming drama, it is impossible not to rate it 10/10

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Another Miss Oh (2016) - Eric really do choose good dramas. This drama is just have "everything" that I could ask for in terms of the emotions that I could feel in a drama. While the main lead is crying, I would cry a lot as well, maybe much more than the characters because I could really feel the heartache. I really like the plot and story and how it came to life. I applaud the writer and has so much respect for everyone, writers, directors and actors in this drama. I felt frustrated but also in love with the drama. All of the characters in the drama are necessary for the drama to unfold. What I've learned in this drama is that every person has a different perspective in a situation. Even if good intention if there is no honesty, the good intention will not come across.

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Just the perfect drama

This is truly a cult classic. The story is intricately woven, scenes are detailed, laugh loud funny, every character is special and acts beautifully and yes - the steamy kisses are dreamy.
The details of the sound engineer's job are intricately defined. The office staff despite their small roles are given juicy tidbits and they stand out.
The only extra character that could have been deleted is the mother of the male lead. The mother of the female lead was also given to much unwanted screen time. Gosh - can you let your adult children breathe??

The second couples story is very unique and their acting especially the SML is phenomenal. He really contributes to the overall beauty of this drama. The SFL is also very unique and is wonderful.

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So Many Feels!!!

This Kdrama made it to my top 10 all time faves.
This is just so good. It made me feel so much in every episode. The story is unique and very heartwarming, not just for the romance but for the other aspects of the drama as well. The relationship of the FL with her parents especially her mom is very relatable, the side characters and their stories are not annoying and enriches the drama and the ending was very well done as well. For me, they were able to close the show happily for all the characters and their issues resolved satisfactorily.
The acting was on point and the entire cast was amazing.
The soundtrack was also very good. I watched this a few years ago but up to now I still listen to their songs.
All in all a very great drama and very highly recommended.

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Well, here we go again with issues of communication! And, dysfunction. More than any other kdrama that I’ve watched thus far, there has been more drinking and hitting each other! That is slightly disturbing frankly. Maybe it’s because I’m American but I found it really weird that a mom would be hitting her 31-32 year old daughter. Even when Park Do Kyung and Oh Hae Young have their first kiss, it’s after she starts hitting him with her purse and they tussle one another into a wall! And, that lawyer friend and PDK’s younger brother are constantly at one another too! Park Soo Kyung’s drinking scenes were so OOT I could barely stand to watch them. Hair in front of face, total inebriation, etc. Ugh! Onto to dysfunction and back to PDK—in flashbacks from his relationship with OHY Girlfriend #1, he’s happy and smiling. After she bails on the wedding, he goes into total emotional void. Then, once he’s with OHY 2, he’s able to smile again. That seemed a bit unlikely as a premise although for the sake of the series I suppose it made sense. After reading Episode Guides, I skipped Episodes 10-13 and was glad I did as all that could have been wrapped up in one episode. Even though I was annoyed by the excessive physicality/hitting/drinking, I still was invested in the relationships, particularly of the leads, as they had great chemistry. “Ordinary” OHY was actually not so ordinary because of her bubbly, free-spirited and gritty personality. Here’s something that’s been bothering me for a while…as in all other kdrama series, the female lead never wears the same clothes twice. But their closet space doesn’t seem to accommodate all the clothes they always wear—it’s a perennial mystery to me. And, original OHY was criticized twice for having “poor” clothes. What does that mean? She seemed to dress casually yes, but in Korean culture, does that mean someone’s poor? A bit baffling as in America some real slobs can be really rich so you never know.

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My forever favorite drama

Oh Hae young has a piece in my heart I watched this in 2016 and till this day I still watch it. This drama is not for everybody but it did to me cause I related to Oh Hae Young and the strong hope of atleast once in her life be the first option and have a good life without feeling like an underdog specially since her character is not a push over but a fighter. This drama talks about heartbreak, depression and specially self growth. Even though I agree PDY doesn't deserve Oh Hae Young she in the end loved him fully and that's who she wanted and became first option without feeling like a second option because it was always her for him. The story is messy but well explained and it unravels ep by ep and you understand everything at the end of the drama. So if you have like 100 questions at first ep no worries everything is sorted out and not dragged. Like I said this drama is definetly not for everyone, it's usually for people that can relate to her story which I highly did and once you finish it you feel a sort of warmth because like the drama says " living is winning" I wish the Oh Hae Youngs in this world to keep fighting and keep your head up regardless of how shitty life is. I hope anybody that reads this review gives this drama a chance and sees how special it is.

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It's such a great drama that I rewatched it again. Storyline is wonderful, cast shows their character's emotions really well, and the OST is also wonderful.
The camera work and angles capture the scenes really well, and honestly, it just makes the drama so much better.

While rewatching it, in Episode 11, there's a easter egg (background music wise in a scene-- not the drama's OST). In one of the scenes, i'm pretty sure I heard an OST from Marriage Not Dating (same directors for both these dramas) and the ironic part is that one of the cast members from Marriage Not Dating and Another Oh Hae Young was in the scene when the OST from Marriage Not Dating was playing. I thought I'd share my discovery.

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The Sound of Sunlight Shining Through the Window...

Somehow started this drama with no previews so I had no prior expectations. It's now one of those unique pieces of fiction that I won't be able to stop thinking about. This drama doesn't just think outside the box when it comes to creativity, they open up the box and play with what they found inside. Specifically, this drama plays around the perspective of the main character and how they immerse us in that character's views.

This drama doesn't just have us watching, it creates a way for us to really experience the story in a deeper way. Sound designers aren't exactly the most relatable characters because their passion for sound goes beyond music and trendy content like ASMR. By playing with the aspects of sound design the drama gives us a way to see (or rather hear) the drama's world through the main character's eyes (or rather ears).

Foley. The opening scene is one of the most unique character introductions I've seen. The editing truly highlighted Dokyung's job as a sound designer. Sound Design itself isn't an easy concept to visualize, but the intercutting between Dokyung and Haeyoung's scenes help visually express what Dokyung is doing. It also gives us a glimpse of Dokyung's creative mindset by showing us some unexpected props (the gun for the door) among the expected props (high heels). Above all else, foley works as a metaphor for Dokyung's character arc. His visions are like the scenes that need foley and what he does in between those scenes mimics the creative process. His therapist is like the director/screenwriter he consults to help him understand the scenes and come up with the sounds for foley. Dokyung himself puts a strong emphasis in adding sounds that aren't seen on screen such as sounds from outside an open window. He also emphasizes creating sounds for abstract concepts like sunlight shining through the window. In a similar way, Dokyung focuses on what he can do before his visions come true despite having almost no context for what causes Haeyoung to behave the way she does in the visions. Finally, seeing and hearing Dokyung's work in foley serves as a catalyst for us viewers to notice the foley more. In that sense, we can hear the drama from his perspective and possibly even make our own judgements on it in the same way Dokyung does. For example, I personally liked how we could still hear the foley during the scenes that played the OST because other dramas would usually just drown everything else out and only have us hear the OST.

Dialogue. As someone who relies on subtitles to watch dramas, I don't usually focus on listening to the dialogue. However, this drama gave a great scene that reminded me of the importance of dialogue when it came to sound. On the day Dokyung and Haeyoung first meet, they end up going to a bar. We don't hear anything in the scene except for their voices. Their dialogue is used to imply what they must be hearing: they're both shouting (background noise must be loud), they refer to a bartender we don't see (dialogue), and they ask to turn the music down (music). This scene was a glimpse of what these types of scenes would look like from a behind the scenes perspective. Dialogue is the main sound recorded on set. On the other hand, the lack of other sounds is likely referring to room tone, the other main sound recorded on set. Room tone is the silence we hear in movies/tv because it would sound different if there wasn't any sound in those silent parts. This scene is symbolic of Dokyung being an active listener. In loud places, it takes effort to listen and engage with someone in conversation. It's no mistake that Dokyung happens to find Haeyoung's voice recorded in his office. It also showcases Dokyung's specialty in sound. He's more of a listening type than someone who makes noise like the foley artists on his team. Prior examples are when he criticizes his brother's sound design work after listening. After this we see Dokyung mainly working as a sound recordist where he listens to what he or his team members are recording. An aspect of recording sounds is to also balance the levels so it doesn't clip. This shows Dokyung's perspective in that he listens to Haeyoung more than the other voices talking at him. I did the same and actively chose to not listen to certain characters that tried talking to him.

Backgrounds/Ambience. The thing Dokyung does most is going around and sampling background/ambience of different places. More importantly, he records his office. He is the only character that even cares about these sounds. They are easily ignored, but yet we still hear them in the same way Dokyung heard Haeyoung in his office's background noise recording. He's just someone who really listens and finds the little details that can make the sounds design better. It also takes the theme of not judging based on appearance to the next level because it was just a sound he heard. This shows his main difference with his judgmental mom who even sabotaged him in the past with a sound recording because of how she judged someone. I guess it goes to show that Dokyung has a sound judgement in the metaphorical way.

Overall I liked how this drama incorporated Dokyung's job as a symbol for his character. It was creative to highlight certain aspects of the job while using it in scenes that would show more of Dokyung's character. It worked out really well in showing his perspective, especially in combination with the visions he had.

On a minor note, I loved the reference to Memento because I could see the inspiration the drama took from it. In general, I think the drama captured Christopher Nolan's genre although not deep enough to make me want to rewatch for the details.

However,
I think there was an imbalance of how likable the characters could have been. Yes, we are watching from Dokyung's perspective where many characters are at a low point, but I wish we had more characters to cheer for. The sound team was likable, but they didn't get a lot of focus. Isadora did well as comical relief and it worked well that she was revealed to be a great sister when she confronted the mom on behalf of Dokyung and I wish more characters were likable like her early on. It just took way too long to resolve the main situation and it came off making Dokyung/Haeyoung 1-2 look bad and unlikable for a long time. Taejin's situation being explained make him redeemed early on, but he wasn't that involved in a lot of the story until the end where they made him look bad again.

Overall, it was difficult to watch through when 5/6 main characters are at rock bottom because of mistakes they made or just having a bad attitude in reaction of their situations. But it did make the episodes interesting since none were afraid to do the things they did.

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I just want to share some thoughts I had while watching this drama.

Above all, I really enjoyed watching it, I was longing to watch a romantic comedy with angst at the same time and luckily I was able to find everything I was looking for in this drama. 18 episodes of 1 hour each was nothing for me! I watched so fast bcs it really caught my attention, all the episodes left me with a taste of wanting more.

So first, I want to talk about the main characters. Regular Oh Hae Young was, frankly, a very realistic character. I confess that at times she bothered me, but that was the most attractive thing about her. She is an independent character and could easily exist in real life. I was able to feel very empathetic about her, her insecurity and “trauma” with the beautiful Oh Hae Young may seem silly but in fact I managed to understand her completely. Sometimes she was selfish, as in the scene where she wished all the other women in the world to disappear, because she was feeling frustrated by her non-reciprocal love, and when she felt comfort in ML's pain. Those two scenes made me think a lot, and it made me like her sincerely. These feelings are Real, we all have these "intrusive" thoughts and feelings, and it's completely normal.

Park Do Kyeong was the most relatable to me. He is not an cold man, but an introverted man who is traumatized. His difficulty in expressing his feelings, in saying and acting when necessary, his way of giving up on things out of fear or simply feeling without energy for this, was very real to me. I am just like that - not traumatized with love at all - but quite the same introvert. And that is why his actions made so much sense to me, I could really feel with him and empathize with the character. The plot of how it was necessary for him to see his regrets before he died was also very interesting and made me reflect a lot on.

The romance was very captivating, it was great to see the growth of their feelings for each other and how deep it turned out to be. I confess that at times it was quite stressful, despite the characters being so realistic the romance didn't seem much, but I don't know why. However, I liked it nonetheless.

Here come the disgrace:

I couldn't stand the supporting characters, especially Jin Sang. HE GOT ON MY NERVES. I hated him and everything about him: without charisma, childish and SO BORING. The romance between him and Soo Kyeong was totally forced, meaningless and UNNECESSARY, I hated every moment of it. It was one of the things that ruined the drama for me. I was hoping for better development for Soo Kyeong, who was clearly a character with lost potential. Jin Sang could have had a much better development as well, he didn't return her feelings at any time, that was so clear to me. I HATE IT HERE.

Pretty Oh Hae Young and Tae Jin were okay for me, they were essential for the development and growth of the main characters. I also loved Oh Hae Young's mother and everything she did for her daughter, she is an admirable woman.

Also the use of alcohol to some extent was okay but there is a line that should not be crossed. I understand that it was used as a comic relief, but it was so exaggerated.

Overall, I really enjoyed this drama, it was a nice experience. Some of the conflicts were so real that they made me reflect on my life as well. In spite of everything, I do not recommend this drama for those who are starting in the world of k-dramas. I have this feeling that this drama is not for everyone.

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Seo Hyun Jin - The Queen Of Rom-Com

At first, I hesitated to watch this drama, and I'm glad I did it finally.
This drama is true to itself till the end, it starts with what it represents, just lefts you in awe.
If you're looking for a Rom-Com with some Melodramatic moments,
Fun and creative things about life and such situations.
This drama is for you.
The best thing is the romance, God you don't get to see such a passionate love in such a creative way every time.
Watching this is a bliss ^^

I loved every bit of it.
The acting and cast are brilliant.

Don't even doubt anything, anytime you see
Seo Hyun Jin that drama can't be bad I swear.
She's the 2nd best expression queen after the great Jun Ji Hyun,
She and Jun Ji Hyun are made for Rom-Com.

ENJOY! ^^

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Drama ini lucu banget sii karena si cowo harus bertemu dengan orang yang memiliki nama yang sama dengan orang yang dia kenal di masa lalu

Selain lucu, drama ini juga seru banget dan sangat romantis, akting pemainnya sangat bagus apalagi akting si seo hyun jin unnie yang emang keren banget
Aktingnya eric pun lumayan, aku baru tau dia gara" drama ini dan ternyata dia adalah idol
Chemistry pemeran utamanya dapet bgt
Oh ya ada beberapa scene dari drama ini yang kadang sering dibuat parodi sama variety show atau drama lain, itu salah satu bukti kalau drama ini memang cukup terkenal di kalangan pemirsa

Cerita pasangan second leadnya juga lucu sii hahaha tapi mungkin drama ini rating ceritanya agak dewasa hehe
ostnya juga sangat masuk dalam memori, bahkan sampe saat ini pun aku masih hafal dan sering dengerin
Salah satu lagu yang paling nyesek dan paling sering dinyanyiin para idol atau penyani lain yaitu lagu If It Is You (너였다면) Jung Seung-hwan

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